The Narrative Development of a Biblical Image in Folklore

Authors

  • Eter Intskirveli University of Georgia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32859/kadmos/7/176-187

Abstract

In his epistle to the Colossians 2:14, St. Paul describes Adam’s fall by means of “the handwriting of ordinances that was against us”, which was nailed to the cross by Jesus Christ. The handwriting, the physical existence of which has not even been discussed in religious literature, has been transformed into folklore in a concrete form and developed as a narrative: Adam makes a written deal with the devil, and later Jesus Christ tears it to pieces. This theme can be found not only in oral folklore but also in iconography: on the frescoes of the resurrection, Jesus Christ is sometimes represented holding a torn scroll. The given paper analyses the above-mentioned theme in the context of narrative development of Biblical literary image in folklore.

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Published

2015-12-20

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Intskirveli, E. (2015). The Narrative Development of a Biblical Image in Folklore. Kadmos. A Journal of the Humanities, (7), 176–187. https://doi.org/10.32859/kadmos/7/176-187

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No. 7 (2015): Kadmos. A Journal of the Humanities

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Opinion

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